It was predictable and just a question of when and not if they get hacked. I would not be surprised if "livelock" will be targeted at one point in time. So far there were several so called security companies targeted by hackers and it seems like there is no end!

crazy2medic wrote:So anybody want to guess what Equifax will be sued for? Say 150 million? They have just about Everybodies Financial Information!

Yes, it surely is a big target for hackers. The annoying part is theywere hacked sometimes mid of May and the intrusion was detected end of July (see article).Equifax offers now a 1 year complementary safeguard tool which may not be the right solution for the end customer. In other words, they actually lure theur consumers in a subscription and I am pretty sure it is not so easy to get out of that once subscribed.A better idea for the end consumer would be the "right to be forgotten." In other words, I personally do not want my information stored on their insecure system. I lso keep my footprint as small as possible and if/ when I need a credit card for traveling I usually cancel it after it is paid and I have no use for it anymore.Another issue with the credit research companies is the fact they store everything, up to date or not, they can't keep it current.If our lawmakers would just have a bit of common sense they would outlaw the storage of personal information of a customer without bad credit! Just my $.02 but that would disallow duplicated efforts and increase efficiency.

This is the THIRD breach allowed by Equifax or one of its subsidiaries.

If you are concerned about your data security you should be following Brian Krebs website.

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The three “sold a small percentage of their Equifax shares,” Ines Gutzmer, a spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based company, said in an emailed statement. They “had no knowledge that an intrusion had occurred at the time.”

I call bovine excrement. It appears that there needs to be deep investigations of Equifax. People should be losing their jobs and possibly criminal indictments.

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NRA Life Member, TSRA Member“The consolidation of the states into one vast empire, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of ruin which has overwhelmed all that preceded it.” Robert E. Lee

I heard reported on OANN today the hack was via a phone app, not their web site directly.

Where I work, we are required to perform formal full penetration testing on all web apps and phone apps we create prior to release as standard policy, using current state-of-the-art software and process. It's a pain and expensive, but it's also quite necessary in today's hostile electronic universe. I can tell you there are a lot of creative people out there looking for new ways to penetrate networks, systems, phone apps, web sites and they even stoop to social engineering on people. I'm not defending what happened at all. Just pointing out it is a always-evolving electronic world.

For everyone - lock your credit. My wife and I locked ours 3 years ago after an exposure and never looked back. You can still use your credit cards as normal, you just cannot open new lines of credit without going through an extra set of steps and perhaps some small fees depending on your location and age.

There are directions on Clark Howard's web site under "Guides" then "Protect Your Rights and Identity".

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The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.-Albert Einstein

There were 23 class action lawsuits filed against Equifax last weekend. I'd think they need to take care for all costs they created for everybody because there are fees and efforts involved in locking a credit line. The lawsuits by itself ma take a long time before a solution may be applied.

I remember when I received the notification from the OPM several years ago, they offered a free security packet. I refused to take it because it would be just another place where all my personal information is stored. As we all know, it is not a question if they get hacked, it is a question of when.

Credit "locks/freezes" should be at no cost to consumers. It's ridiculous that you have to pay to protect your identity and financial information.

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bblhd672 wrote:Credit "locks/freezes" should be at no cost to consumers. It's ridiculous that you have to pay to protect your identity and financial information.

but there is a fee which doesn't make sense because if you lock it with Equifax & co the hacker(s) still have it unlocked and in plain view.So whatever they are doing it is just creating more overhead and confusion.Everyone is upon himself and I'm still convinced to keep eyes and ears open is the best and only protection.When it comes to those white collar criminals neglecting their duties I would like to see long lasting jail terms and deportations.

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